UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 6-K
Report of Foreign Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of May, 2007
MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
7-1, Marunouchi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-8330, Japan
(Address of principal executive offices)
[Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or
will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.]
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[Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information
contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission
pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.]
Yes No X
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Date: May 23, 2007
| Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. | ||
| By: | /S/ Ryutaro Kusama | |
| Name: | Ryutaro Kusama | |
| Title: | Chief Manager, General Affairs | |
| Corporate Administration Division | ||
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.
Dividends per Share of Common Stock for the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2007,
and Annual Dividend Forecast for the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2008
Tokyo, May 23, 2007 — Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (MUFG) hereby announces that its Board of Directors today resolved to pay the year-end dividends for its common stocks as stated below. The record date thereof is March 31, 2007.
The Company will submit the proposal therefor at the General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on June 28, 2007.
The annual dividend forecast for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2008 is also stated below.
| 1. | Dividends per Share of Common Stock for the Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2007 |
| (1) | Description of Dividends |
| Determined amount | Most recent dividend forecast (announced on November 20, 2006) |
Actual result for previous fiscal year (ended March 31, 2006) | ||||
| Record date |
March 31, 2007 | March 31, 2007 | March 31, 2006 | |||
| Dividend per share |
¥6,000 | ¥5,000 | ¥4,000 | |||
| Total amount of dividends |
¥61,259 million | — | ¥38,978 million | |||
| Effective date |
June 28, 2007 | — | June 29, 2006 | |||
| Resource of the dividends |
Retained earnings | — | Retained earnings | |||
| (2) | Reasons |
The Company considers the return of earnings to shareholders to be one of the most important management priorities and makes it a basic policy to make an effort to continuously increase dividends while sustaining the growth of its corporate value and further strengthening its corporate financial standing. After comprehensive consideration of the business performance and environment for strategic investment, etc., MUFG decided to pay ¥6,000 per share for the year-end dividends.
| 2. | Forecast of Annual Dividend per Share of Common Stock for the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2008 |
| Dividends per share (¥) | |||||||||
| Record Date |
Interim dividends | Year-end dividends | Annual dividends | ||||||
| Dividend forecast (Fiscal year ending March 31, 2008) * |
¥ | 7,000 | ¥ | 7,000 | ¥ | 14,000 | |||
| * | As announced as of January 31, 2007, in case where the common stocks are split in the ratio of 1,000 for 1 on the effective date of September 30, 2007, the interim dividends and the year-end dividends will be ¥7, and the total annual dividend will be ¥14. |
(Reference)
| Dividends per share (¥) | |||||||||
| Record Date |
Interim dividends | Year-end dividends | Annual dividends | ||||||
| Actual result for fiscal year ended March 31, 2007 * |
¥ | 5,000 | ¥ | 6,000 | ¥ | 11,000 | |||
| Actual result for fiscal year ended March 31, 2006 |
¥ | 3,000 | ¥ | 4,000 | ¥ | 7,000 | |||
| * | The year-end dividend for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007 (¥6,000) is based on the assumption that it will be approved at the General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on June 28, 2007. |
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Contact:
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc.
Financial Planning Division
Tel: 81-3-3240-2911
This press release contains forward-looking statements regarding estimates, forecasts, etc. in relation to the results of operations, financial conditions and other general management of the Company and/or the group as a whole (the “forward-looking statements”). The forward-looking statements are made based upon, among other things, the Company’s current estimates, perceptions and evaluations. In addition, in order for the Company to adopt such estimates, forecasts, etc. regarding future events, certain assumptions have been made. Accordingly, the statements and assumptions are inherently not guarantees of future performance and may result in inaccuracy from an objective point of view and in material differences from actual results. There exist a number of factors that might lead to uncertainties and risks. For the main matters that may be currently forecast, please see the most recent Financial Highlights, the Annual Securities Report, Disclosure Book, and Annual Report, and other disclosures that the Company has announced.